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Google has doubled down in its battle with Microsoft. The search giant announced it is bringing out an open-source operating system, named Google Chrome OS, that looks to go head-to-head with long-dominant Windows. Chrome OS is Google's biggest push yet onto traditional Microsoft turf, reports the Financial Times, following free web-based applications, mobile phone platforms, and email.

According to Nick Mediati of PC World, Chrome OS is an outgrowth of Google's lightweight web browser and is designed to boot in "a few seconds," far faster than Microsoft's snail-paced Vista. Third-party apps for Chrome OS will also work on Windows, Mac, and Linux machines, since the Google system is essentially a web-based platform. The new system won't launch until next year, but Mediati wonders if Google hasn't "just killed the operating system war."

It's only one that can beat Microsoft and it is Google. I am sure that if Google will launch the OS then it will be popular...like http://www.ydeveloper.com/yaho...

DeathRace2000

Jul 8, 2009 12:12 PM CDT

I think this won't be as successful as they hope. I for one wouldn't do it; if the network goes down, I not only lose my ability to check my email, but also my ability to write that report? Bullshit. And what about vidjeo games? This boots in a few seconds claim is pretty dubious too. Of course its going to boot quickly if all you're doing is launching a VM for a client. That's would be an impressive claim if the final product were intended to be as feature rich as Windows or Linux or something, but I doubt it is. (Yes, I intentionally spelled "video" vidjeo.)